In World of Warcraft, there are some characters who embody references to other universes. The PS4 title God of War has also found its way into World of Warcraft and even reacts to current events in the game and community.
The wandering Orcs in Orgrimmar: In the Valley of Wisdom in Orgrimmar, a Wandering Warrior and a Wandering Boy stand and occasionally talk to each other. Their appearance and equipment resemble Kratos and his son from God of War.
For several days, the two have been discussing a current topic: The burning of Teldrassil.
Kratos and his “Boy” criticize the war
That the God of War Kratos and his son Atreus – who is usually just called “Boy” (or in the original “boy”) – can be found in Orgrimmar, has already been discovered by players of the Beta of Battle for Azeroth. They have even been given the joking names “Mankrik” and “Boykrik”.
They are not very talkative; one can stand by them for hours without them saying anything. As wowhead reports, they, however, have new dialogues since Sylvanas burned down the homeland of the Night Elves, Teldrassil.
“No one should lose their homeland”: The destruction of the World Tree particularly affects the small unnamed Orc. The fact that the Night Elves have lost their homeland reminds him very much that the Orcs themselves once lost Draenor.
He recounts that his mother often spoke about it – and that it probably made her cry. He stands firmly against something like that happening: “I think no one should lose their homeland. Not if it makes them feel that way.”
The question of honor: The older warrior is more concerned about what light this attack on the Horde, to which he belongs, casts. When asked if the Horde has done something evil, he replies: “War is a test of honor. Once lost, it is not easily regained.”
With this, the warrior shares the concerns of Highlord Varok Saurfang, who also says in the cinematic “Old Warrior”: “There is no glory here.”
Mirror of the community: Particularly interesting about the conversation is that these thoughts are currently circulating through the community anyway. Many players are worried about whether the Horde is acting honorably and rightly, or just becoming an evil killing machine.
Have you already found and eavesdropped on the two Orcs? What do you think about their focus on current topics? Would you like to see more of this? Leave us a comment!
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